I am Lissa. The Lord’s shadow—whose fiery red tail many would gladly trade an entire fortune for. He is the Dark One: a cruel, calculating killer who knows neither pity nor compassion. I live in someone else’s shadow, avoiding unnecessary looks. He is always in full view. He patrols the city they took by force. If not for the will of chance, we would never have met. I stumbled—and now he knows my secret. My life is in his hands. Only why doesn’t he hurry to end me? And why does my heart beat so fast under the gaze of his coal-black eyes?